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Introduction
Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (27 May 1913, Berlin – 1 September 1951, Paris), a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France. Though broadly unrecognized in his lifetime, he is considered a pioneer of lyrical abstraction, one of the most influential artists of the Tachisme movement. He is the author of a book on art theory entitled Aphorismes de Wols.
Wikidata
Q553952
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Nationality
German
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Illustrator, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor
Names
Wols, Otto Alfred Wolfgang Schulze, Wolfgang Schulze Wols, Wolfgang Schulze, Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze), Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze
Ulan
500007176
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